Having lost six of their first eight games, Sporting KC entered a game desperate to get a full three points and try to course correct in any possible way.
Fans looking for some changes to the starting XI did get a couple changes, but not the one many had been looking for. Kortne Ford stepped into the back line in place of Andreu Fontas and Uri Rosell returned to the midfield, but Khiry Shelton remained the starting striker in place of Nikola Vujnovic.
Marinos Tzionis, one of the lone bright spots from the LAFC game, was on the bench in favor of a more defensive minded midfield of Rosell, Roger Espinoza and Remi Walter.